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LaVerne A. Welte, 78 of Sterling died Sunday February 11, 2018 at Rock River Home and Hospice.
He was born on September 25, 1939 in Rockford, IL the son of Anthony and Ruth (Hennessy) Welte. He served in the US Army...

Patsy J. Bryant, 77 of Rock Falls died Sunday February 11, 2018 at Rock River Home and Hospice in Sterling.
She was born on March 29, 1940 in Flora, IL the daughter of Rex and Lola Marjorie (Rogers) Staley. She...

Cheryl A. Simester, 88, of Sterling, formerly of Rock Falls, died on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Avonlea Cottages in Sterling.
Cheryl was born on January 6, 1930 in Rock Falls to Ralph Levi and Marguerite Lamoine ...

Frank Charles Vranich, age 92 of Milledgeville, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.
Frank was born on April 10, 1925 in Ironwood, MI, the son of Steve and Barbara (Biondich)...

STERLING – Mary-Ann P. Myatt, age 84, died Monday, February 5, 2018 at CGH Medical Center, Sterling.
Mary-Ann was born on July 15, 1933 in Sterling the daughter of Howard and Dorothy (Bingenheimer) Brown. She...

Arlyn R. Sikkema
Arlyn R. Sikkema, age 70, of Lyndon, died Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison.
Arlyn was born July 8, 1947, in Morrison the son of Dwaine and Emily "Billie" (Howe)...

Virginia Patricia Scanlan, 84 of Rock Falls, passed away, Saturday, February 3, 2018 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.
She was born November 16, 1933 in Denver, CO, the daughter of the late Phoebe Bonnell McNinch...

STERLING – Guadalupe "Lupe" Duran, age 74, died Friday, February 2, 2018 at Advocate South Suburban Hospital, in Hazel Crest.
Lupe was born on October 10, 1943 in Galesburg the daughter of Pedro and Catalina (Zepeda...

Faye Wise, age 76 of Sterling, died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.
Faye was born on March 21, 1941 in Athens, Alabama, the daughter of Mabin and Mable (Brown) Chapman. She...

STERLING – Ardella F. Stoudt, age 88, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at Regency Care of Sterling.
Ardella was born on April 17, 1929 in Rockford the daughter of William F. and Fannie L. (Schumaker) Kelley. She...

ROCK FALLS – Patrick F. McCoy, 69 of Rock Falls died Monday January 29, 2018 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
He was born on April 4, 1948 in Mc Comas, West Virginia the son of Homer and Beatrice (Hicks)...

Nathaniel "Nate" Edwards, 43, of Sterling, died on Friday, January 26, 2018 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.
He was born on June 3, 1974 in Chicago to Nathaniel and Alfredia Edwards.
Nate enjoyed playing...

Dolores F. Cuevas, age 85, of Sterling, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at her home.
Dolores was born June 4, 1932 in Sterling the daughter of Joseph and Trinidad Ybarra. She married Eliseo Cuevas in June of 1949....

Robert S. Nichols
Robert S. Nichols, age 82, of Dixon, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018.
Robert was born July 17, 1935 in Oswego the son of Stanley and Elsie (Bryant) Nichols. He served in the US...

Carolyn E. Bollman, 81, of Sterling, formerly of Rock Falls, died on Sunday morning, January 21, 2018 at Sterling Pavilion.
She was born on February 29, 1936 in Sterling to Bela and Mildred (Larsen) Larson. She...

Patricia A. Hovey, age 77 of Rock Falls, died on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Rock River Hospice and Home after an extended illness.
Patricia was born on January 7, 1941 in Chicago, the daughter of Paul J. and Alice...

Helen D. Last, age 88 of Sterling, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Regency Care of Sterling.
Helen was born on January 29, 1929, in Sterling, the daughter of John L. and Frances Kathryn (Schutt) Gaffey. She...

Jerry "Cheyenne" Immel, 72, of Oregon, died on Thursday morning, January 18, 2018 in Rock Falls at the home of his nephew, Cody.
He was born on September 29, 1945 in Sterling to Tracy W. and Gladys M. (Lang) Immel. ...

PROPHETSTOWN – Dawn A. Meier, age 61, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Resthave Nursing Home in Morrison.
Dawn was born on May 25, 1956 in Moline the daughter of Lawrence and Muriel (Jacobs) Neyrinck. She married...

Howard J. Hageman, 81, of Sterling, died on Tuesday evening, January 16, 2018 at Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa.
Howard was born on March 2, 1936 in Fort Atkinson, Iowa to Andrew and Marie (Tekippe)...

Beverly "Bev" Beveroth, 90, of Sterling, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at her home of 63 years in Sterling.
Bev was born July 30, 1927, in Sterling, the only child of Frank and Ilene Schultz. She graduated in...

Joyce Bechdolt
Joyce Bechdolt, age 74, of Rock Falls, peacefully passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018, with her oldest son and daughter by her side holding her hand.
Joyce was truly cherished as a mom and grandma. ...

STERLING, ILLINOIS – Martha L. Patten, 92, of Sterling, IL, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at her home in Sterling.
Martha was born on July 16, 1925, in Sterling, IL; the daughter of Homer and Susan Harrison. She...

Corey A. Spencer, age 51 of Rock Falls, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at his home.
Corey was born on November 24, 1966 in Sterling, the son of Wayne and Joan (McCleary) Spencer.
He is survived by his children, Amy...

ROCK FALLS – Gail R. Nusbaum, 73 died Saturday January 13, 2018 at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home.
He was born on January 16, 1944 in Sterling, the son of Fred and Lola (Wagner) Nusbaum. He married Ida Olinger on...

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